Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to a myxoma; affected with myxoma.

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  • adjective Of or relating to myxomata.

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Examples

  • A myxomatous swelling attacked the phalanges and effected a complete absorption of the terminal phalanx.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • The patient was a young lady, and the tumor, which was not painful, had undergone myxomatous degeneration.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • A myxomatous swelling attacked the phalanges and effected a complete absorption of the terminal phalanx.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • The patient was a young lady, and the tumor, which was not painful, had undergone myxomatous degeneration.

    Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine 1896

  • The matrix of the tumour is made up of cartilaginous, myxomatous, sarcomatous, or angiomatous tissue, the proportion of these different elements varying in individual specimens, and it may include some portions that are adenomatous.

    Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893

  • Her death certificate listed the cause as "sudden unexpected death associated with myxomatous degeneration of mitral valve (prolapse)" -- a weakening of a valve in her heart.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2010

  • Experts report that 25\% of all small to medium-sized dogs over the age of seven are likely to suffer from heart disease at some point in their life (2), and 75\% of those cases are caused by myxomatous mitral valve disease (MMVD) (3), sometimes known as

    FinanzNachrichten.de: Aktuelle Nachrichten 2008

  • Para pakar melaporkan bahwa 25\% dari semua anjing berukuran kecil sampai menengah berumur di atas tujuh tahun kemungkinan menderita penyakit jantung pada tahap tertentu dalam hidupnya (2), dan 75\% dari kasus itu disebabkan oleh penyakit katup mitral myxomatous (MMVD) (3), yang kadangkala dikenal sebagai "ketidak-cukupan katup" atau

    ANTARA - Berita Terkini 2008

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